diff --git a/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/soundtrigger_middleware/SoundTriggerMiddlewareValidation.java b/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/soundtrigger_middleware/SoundTriggerMiddlewareValidation.java
index 31fab89d1d4ef..7ec2d9fd7b23f 100644
--- a/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/soundtrigger_middleware/SoundTriggerMiddlewareValidation.java
+++ b/services/voiceinteraction/java/com/android/server/soundtrigger_middleware/SoundTriggerMiddlewareValidation.java
@@ -264,13 +264,6 @@ public class SoundTriggerMiddlewareValidation implements ISoundTriggerMiddleware
             LOADED,
             /** Model is loaded, recognition is active. */
             ACTIVE,
-            /**
-             * Model is active as far as the client is concerned, but loaded as far as the
-             * layers are concerned. This condition occurs when a recognition event that indicates
-             * the recognition for this model arrived from the underlying layer, but had not been
-             * delivered to the caller (most commonly, for permission reasons).
-             */
-            INTERCEPTED,
             /**
              * Model has been preemptively unloaded by the HAL.
              */
@@ -483,18 +476,6 @@ public class SoundTriggerMiddlewareValidation implements ISoundTriggerMiddleware
                     throw new IllegalStateException("Invalid handle: " + modelHandle);
                 }
                 // stopRecognition is idempotent - no need to check model state.
-
-                // From here on, every exception isn't client's fault.
-                try {
-                    // If the activity state is INTERCEPTED, we skip delegating the command, but
-                    // still consider the call valid.
-                    if (modelState.activityState == ModelState.Activity.INTERCEPTED) {
-                        modelState.activityState = ModelState.Activity.LOADED;
-                        return;
-                    }
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    throw handleException(e);
-                }
             }
 
             // Calling the delegate's stop must be done without the lock.
@@ -518,27 +499,6 @@ public class SoundTriggerMiddlewareValidation implements ISoundTriggerMiddleware
             }
         }
 
-        private void restartIfIntercepted(int modelHandle) {
-            synchronized (SoundTriggerMiddlewareValidation.this) {
-                // State validation.
-                if (mState == ModuleStatus.DETACHED) {
-                    return;
-                }
-                ModelState modelState = mLoadedModels.get(modelHandle);
-                if (modelState == null
-                        || modelState.activityState != ModelState.Activity.INTERCEPTED) {
-                    return;
-                }
-                try {
-                    mDelegate.startRecognition(modelHandle, modelState.config);
-                    modelState.activityState = ModelState.Activity.ACTIVE;
-                    Log.i(TAG, "Restarted intercepted model " + modelHandle);
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    Log.i(TAG, "Failed to restart intercepted model " + modelHandle, e);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         @Override
         public void forceRecognitionEvent(int modelHandle) {
             // Input validation (always valid).
@@ -742,18 +702,7 @@ public class SoundTriggerMiddlewareValidation implements ISoundTriggerMiddleware
                     mCallback.onRecognition(modelHandle, event, captureSession);
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     Log.w(TAG, "Client callback exception.", e);
-                    synchronized (SoundTriggerMiddlewareValidation.this) {
-                        ModelState modelState = mLoadedModels.get(modelHandle);
-                        if (event.recognitionEvent.status != RecognitionStatus.FORCED) {
-                            modelState.activityState = ModelState.Activity.INTERCEPTED;
-                            // If we failed to deliver an actual event to the client, they would
-                            // never know to restart it whenever circumstances change. Thus, we
-                            // restart it here. We do this from a separate thread to avoid any
-                            // race conditions.
-                            new Thread(() -> restartIfIntercepted(modelHandle)).start();
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+               }
             }
 
             @Override
@@ -771,18 +720,7 @@ public class SoundTriggerMiddlewareValidation implements ISoundTriggerMiddleware
                     mCallback.onPhraseRecognition(modelHandle, event, captureSession);
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     Log.w(TAG, "Client callback exception.", e);
-                    synchronized (SoundTriggerMiddlewareValidation.this) {
-                        ModelState modelState = mLoadedModels.get(modelHandle);
-                        if (!event.phraseRecognitionEvent.common.recognitionStillActive) {
-                            modelState.activityState = ModelState.Activity.INTERCEPTED;
-                            // If we failed to deliver an actual event to the client, they would
-                            // never know to restart it whenever circumstances change. Thus, we
-                            // restart it here. We do this from a separate thread to avoid any
-                            // race conditions.
-                            new Thread(() -> restartIfIntercepted(modelHandle)).start();
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+               }
             }
 
             @Override